The Hebrew Bible is a product of Ancient editing, but to what degree can this editing be uncovered? Uncovering Ancient Editing argues that divergent textual witnesses of the same text, so-called Documented evidence, should be the starting point for such an endeavor.
This study has major implications for both the study of the book of Joshua and text-historical methodology in general..
Josh 24 is envisioned as a gradually growing Persian period text, whose editorial history can be reconstructed with the help of Documented Evidence preserved in the MT, LXX, and other Ancient sources.
The book presents a fresh analysis of Josh 24 and Related Texts as a test case for refining our knowledge of how scribes edited texts.
The Hebrew Bible is a product of Ancient editing, but to what degree can this editing be uncovered? Uncovering Ancient Editing argues that divergent textual witnesses of the same text, so-called Documented evidence, should be the starting point for such an endeavor
